1. WHAT ARE COOKIES?

Cookies are small pieces of data that websites can store on your device when you visit them.

They can help websites remember information, provide certain features, understand how visitors use a site and improve the overall experience.

They're used by websites all over the internet.

Still disappointing when you were promised cookies, though.

2. HOW THIS WEBSITE USES COOKIES

adamhardaker.com may use cookies and similar technologies to:

• make the website function correctly;

• keep the website secure;

• remember choices or preferences;

• operate shopping and checkout features;

• understand how visitors use the website;

• measure website performance;

• support embedded or third-party content;

• improve the website over time.

Not every visitor will encounter every type of cookie.

3. ESSENTIAL COOKIES

Some cookies are necessary for the website to work properly.

These may support functions such as website security, navigation, forms, shopping baskets, checkout or remembering privacy choices.

Because these cookies are required to provide the website or a service you've requested, they may not require consent in the same way as optional cookies.

Disabling essential cookies may prevent parts of the website from working correctly.

Which rather defeats the point of having a website.

4. ANALYTICS & PERFORMANCE COOKIES

The website may use analytics or performance technologies to help understand how visitors use it.

This can include information such as:

• which pages are visited;

• how visitors navigate around the site;

• approximately how long pages are viewed;

• what type of device or browser is being used;

• whether visitors encounter errors.

This information helps me understand what's working and what could be improved.

Where consent is legally required for these cookies, they should only be used after you have provided that consent.

5. FUNCTIONAL COOKIES

Some cookies may provide additional functionality or remember choices you've previously made.

For example, they may help remember preferences or support particular website features.

Whether these cookies are used will depend on the features available on the website.

6. THIRD-PARTY CONTENT

Some pages may contain content or services provided by other organisations.

This could include things such as:

• YouTube videos;

• social media content;

• podcast or audio players;

• payment services;

• online retailers;

• other embedded content.

Those providers may set their own cookies or collect information when their services are loaded or used.

Their use of information is governed by their own privacy and cookie policies.

7. SQUARESPACE

This website is built and hosted using Squarespace.

Squarespace may use cookies and similar technologies to provide website functionality, security, analytics, commerce and other services used by this site.

The particular cookies used can vary depending on the Squarespace features enabled on the website.

Information about Squarespace's use of cookies is available through its own documentation and privacy information.

8. COOKIE CONSENT

Where required, you should be given the opportunity to choose whether optional cookies are used.

Essential cookies required for the operation and security of the website may still be used.

Your cookie choices can normally be changed or withdrawn through the site's cookie settings where those controls are available.

Changing your mind is allowed. Even halfway through one of my books.

Although I'd rather you didn't do the second one.

9. MANAGING COOKIES IN YOUR BROWSER

Most web browsers also allow you to control cookies through their settings.

Depending on your browser, you may be able to:

• see which cookies are stored;

• delete existing cookies;

• block some or all cookies;

• prevent cookies from being stored in future.

Blocking cookies completely may affect how some parts of the website function.

10. HOW LONG COOKIES LAST

Different cookies remain on a device for different lengths of time.

Session cookies normally expire when you close your browser.

Persistent cookies can remain for longer so that information or preferences can be remembered between visits.

The lifespan of individual cookies depends on their purpose and the service that provides them.

11. PERSONAL INFORMATION

Some information collected through cookies may constitute personal data.

Where this happens, that information will be handled in accordance with the website's Privacy Policy and applicable data protection law.

The Privacy Policy explains more about how personal information is used and your rights in relation to it.

12. CHANGES TO THIS POLICY

This Cookie Policy may occasionally be updated if the website changes, new features are introduced or the technologies used by the site change.

The latest version will always appear on this page with its revision date.

13. CONTACT

If you have questions about this Cookie Policy or the way cookies are used on the website, please contact me through the website's Contact page.

I'll do my best to answer.

I cannot, however, provide actual biscuits.

THAT'S THE WAY THE COOKIE CRUMBLES.

Sorry. It was sitting there waiting to be used.

Some cookies make the website work. Some help me understand how it's being used. Where you're entitled to choose, you should be given that choice.

Then your standard legal footer:

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